[OOC] Blood Reign

[Dragyn]

Well, there doesn't seem to be any other interest... so let's see what you guys come up with.

[zoncxs]

I am interested too, still wondering what road to take.

[ErhnamDJ]

I'm thinking a low-level mafia guy who is also into beekeeping. I don't know a whole lot about New York City either.

[Gemini]

I'm still working on my guy. Are social skills/knowledge going to be useful much? It'd be useful to know so that I could focus my character in roughly the right direction.

[Dragyn]

Ok, I'm back, things have settled down, and I'm ready to turn my attention to really getting this game going.

Those of you that have expressed interest, let's see what we can hammer out. Some have indicated that they've already started building. Show me what you've got.

Originally Posted by Gemini

I'm still working on my guy. Are social skills/knowledge going to be useful much? It'd be useful to know so that I could focus my character in roughly the right direction.

You will be able to get some use out of social skills, but opportunities for really shining with them won't come until after the opening phases of the campaign..

[ErhnamDJ]

Name: Vincent Malone

Attributes [180]
ST 13 [30]
DX 13 [60]
IQ 14 [80]
HT 11 [10]

HP 13
Will 14
Per 14
FP 11

Basic Lift 34
Damage 1d/2d-1 (1d/2d if using arms)

Basic Speed 6
Basic Move 6

Social Background
TL: 8
Cultural Familiarities: Western
Languages: English (Native/Native)

Advantages [71]
Appearance (Handsome; Impressive) [12]
Arm ST 1 [5]
Combat Reflexes [15]
Dabbler (Camouflage; Fishing; Gesture; and Scuba; Each at default +2) [1]
Dabbler (Large Powerboat; Light Airplane; Each at Default+3) [1]
Driver's Reflexes 2 [10]
Fit [5]
Mafia Rank 1 [2]
Signature Gear (Tricked-Out 2005 Honda Civic) [5]
Tough Guy 3 [15]

Disadvantages [-50]
Charitable [-15]
Duty (Mafia; 9 or less; Extremely Hazardous) [-10]
Secret (6 or less; Imprisonment or Exile) [-20]
Social Stigma (Criminal Record) [-5]

Quirks [-5]
Distinctive Appearance: Heavily Muscled With A Shaved Head
Likes Heavy Metal Music
Minor Code of Honor: Mafia
Tries to be a good Catholic when he can
Works Out A Lot

Skills [54]

Driving (Automobile) (A) DX+3 [4]-16*
Driving (Motorcycle) (A) DX+1 [1]-14*

Fast-Talk (A) IQ+2 [1]-16†
Forced Entry (E) DX+3 [1]-16†
Intimidation (A) Will+6 [2]-20†‡
Shadowing (A) IQ+2 [1]-16†
Streetwise (A) IQ+2 [1]-16†

Area Knowledge (New York City) (E) IQ [1]-14
Area Knowledge (New England) (E) IQ [1]-14
Axe/Mace (A) DX-1 [1]-12
Brawling (E) DX+1 [2]-14
Guns (Rifle) (E) DX [1]-13
Knife (E) DX [1]-13
Wrestling (A) DX [2]-13

Body Language (A) Per-1 [1]-13
Climbing (A) DX-1 [1]-12
Connoisseur (Honey) (A) IQ-1 [1]-13
Connoisseur (Cars) (A) IQ-1 [1]-13
Counterfeiting/TL8 (H) IQ-2 [1]-12
First Aid/TL8 (E) IQ [1]-14
Freight Handling/TL8 (A) IQ-1 [1]-13
Gambling (A) IQ-1 [1]-13
Hiking (A) HT [2]-11
Holdout (A) IQ-1 [1]-13
Leadership (A) IQ-1 [1]-13
Lockpicking/TL8 (A) IQ-1 [1]-13
Mechanic (Automobile) (A) IQ-1 [1]-13
Merchant (A) IQ-1 [1]-13
Navigation (Land) (A) IQ-1 [1]-13
Observation (A) Per-1 [1]-13
Parachuting/TL8 (E) DX [1]-13
Poisons/TL8 (H) IQ-2 [1]-12
Professional Skill (Waste Disposal) (A) IQ-1 [1]-13
Professional Skill (Beekeeping) (A) IQ-1 [1]-13
Psychology (H) IQ-2 [1]-12
Running (A) HT-1 [1]-10
Savoir-Faire (Mafia) (E) IQ [1]-14
Scrounging (E) Per [1]-14
Search (A) Per-1 [1]-13
Smuggling (A) IQ-1 [1]-13
Soldier/TL8 (A) IQ-1 [1]-13
Stealth (A) DX-1 [1]-12
Tactics (H) IQ-2 [1]-12
Theology (Catholic) (H) IQ-2 [1]-12
Throwing (A) DX-1 [1]-12
Urban Survival (A) Per-1 [1]-13
Swimming (E) HT [1]-11

* Includes +2 for Driver's Reflexes.
† Includes +4 for Tough Guy.
‡ Includes +3 for Appearance.

Equipment


Stats [180] Ads [71] Disads [-50] Quirks [-5] Skills [54] = Total [250]

[Dragyn]

Originally Posted by ErhnamDJ

Spoiler:  

I had worked up a character sheet, or at least the beginning of one. Here it is. It currently needs to have eight points removed from somewhere, which shouldn't be too difficult. I have a rough character background in my head.


Name:

Attributes [200]
ST 13 [30]
DX 13 [60]
IQ 14 [80]
HT 12 [20]

HP 13
Will 14
Per 14
FP 12

Basic Lift
Damage d/d

Basic Speed 6.25
Basic Move 6

Social Background
TL:
Cultural Familiarities: Western
Languages: English (Native/Native)

Advantages [61]
Appearance (Handsome; Impressive) [12]
Arm ST 1 [5]
Combat Reflexes [15]
Dabbler (Camouflage; Fishing; Gesture; and Scuba; Each at default +2) [1]
Dabbler (Large Powerboat; Light Airplane; Each at Default+3) [1]
Driver's Reflexes 2 [10]
Mafia Rank 1 [2]
Tough Guy 3 [15]

Disadvantages [-50]
Charitable [-15]
Duty (Mafia; 9 or less; Extremely Hazardous) [-10]
Secret (6 or less; Imprisonment or Exile) [-20]
Social Stigma (Criminal Record) [-5]

Quirks [-5]
Distinctive Appearance: Heavily Muscled With A Shaved Head
Likes Heavy Metal Music
Minor Code of Honor: Mafia
Tries to be a good Catholic when he can
Works Out A Lot

Skills [52]

5:
Driving (Automobile) (A) DX+3 [4]-16*
Driving (Motorcycle) (A) DX+1 [1]-14*


6:
Fast-Talk (A) IQ+2 [1]-16†
Forced Entry (E) DX+3 [1]-16†
Intimidation (A) Will+6 [2]-20†‡
Shadowing (A) IQ+2 [1]-16†
Streetwise (A) IQ+2 [1]-16†

9:
Area Knowledge (New York City) (E) IQ [1]-14
Area Knowledge (New England) (E) IQ [1]-14
Axe/Mace (A) DX-1 [1]-12
Brawling (E) DX+1 [2]-14
Guns (Rifle) (E) DX [1]-13
Knife (E) DX [1]-13
Wrestling (A) DX [2]-13


32:
Body Language (A) Per-1 [1]-13
Climbing (A) DX-1 [1]-12
Connoisseur (Honey) (A) IQ-1 [1]-13
Connoisseur (Cars) (A) IQ-1 [1]-13
Counterfeiting/TL8 (H) IQ-2 [1]-12
First Aid/TL8 (E) IQ [1]-14
Freight Handling/TL8 (A) IQ-1 [1]-13
Gambling (A) IQ-1 [1]-13
Hiking (A) HT-1 [1]-11
Holdout (A) IQ-1 [1]-13
Leadership (A) IQ-1 [1]-13
Lockpicking/TL8 (A) IQ-1 [1]-13
Merchant (A) IQ-1 [1]-13
Navigation (Land) (A) IQ-1 [1]-13
Observation (A) Per-1 [1]-13
Parachuting/TL8 (E) DX [1]-13
Poisons/TL8 (H) IQ-2 [1]-12
Professional Skill (Waste Disposal) (A) IQ-1 [1]-13
Professional Skill (Beekeeping) (A) IQ-1 [1]-13
Psychology (H) IQ-2 [1]-12
Running (A) HT-1 [1]-11
Savoir-Faire (Mafia) (E) IQ [1]-14
Scrounging (E) Per [1]-14
Search (A) Per-1 [1]-13
Smuggling (A) IQ-1 [1]-13
Soldier/TL8 (A) IQ-1 [1]-13
Stealth (A) DX-1 [1]-12
Tactics (H) IQ-2 [1]-12
Theology (Catholic) (H) IQ-2 [1]-12
Throwing (A) DX-1 [1]-12
Urban Survival (A) Per-1 [1]-13
Swimming (E) HT [1]-12

* Includes +2 for Driver's Reflexes.
† Includes +4 for Tough Guy.
‡ Includes +3 for Appearance.


Equipment


Stats [] Ads [] Disads [-] Quirks [-5] Skills [] = Total []

Only question I have for you is that I don't see where you add positive appearance to Intimidation. Did I miss something?

[ErhnamDJ]

Originally Posted by Dragyn

Only question I have for you is that I don't see where you add positive appearance to Intimidation. Did I miss something?

Ah. That is from Social Engineering. It says Impressive Appearance grants a bonus to Intimidation rather than to Sex Appeal.

[Dragyn]

Ok, that's fine then. I don't have Social Engineering.

[Gemini]

Got this together finally, he may not be the optimal character for the situation, but i like him. The basic backstory is that he's a writer/journalist from england.

I haven't properly checked, but everything should add up:

Name: Richard Hayes
Age: 29
Height: 6'2"
Weight:	175 lbs.
Points: 250 


Attributes [169]

ST: 12	 			[20]
DX: 13	 			[60]
IQ: 15 	 			[100]
HT: 14				[40]

HP: 12 	 			[0]
Per: 12				[-15] 
Will: 12				[-15]
FP: 12				[-6]

Dmg: 1d-1/1d+2   
BS: 6				[-15]
BM: 6				[0]	

Social Background [12]

Cultural Familiarities: 
	Western  		[0]

Languages: 
	English (Native)		[0]
	Spanish (Accented)	[4]
	Chinese (Accented)	[4]
	Russian (Broken)	[2]
	Latin (Broken)		[2]

Status: 1 (1) 			[0]

(1)	 Includes +1 from wealth

Reaction Modifiers:	
+1 Appearance
+1 Status
+2 Charisma
+2 Voice
+/- 1 Compulsive Carousing
	

Advantages [55]

Attractive			[4]		
Fashion Sense			[5]
Wealthy			[20]
Reputation (2)			[1]
Charisma 2			[10]
Fit				[5]
Voice				[10]
		
(2) 	+2, small group of people (other intellectuals), 10 or less

Perks [2]

A guy for everything
Full firearms licence
	
Disadvantages [-50]

Addiction – Tobacco		[-5]
Dependents – Family (4)		[-40]
Compulsive Carousing		[-5]

(4) 	<25% point value, loved ones, group, 9 or less

Quirks [-5]

Firearms enthusiast
Social drinker
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Skills [67]

 Skill					Level	Effective Level		Cost
 	
Acting					IQ-1	14			[1]
Area Knowledge – (The City?)		IQ	15			[1]
Armoury – Small Arms 			IQ	15			[2]
Boxing DX/A				DX	13			[2]			
Carousing HT/E				HT	14			[1]
Computer Operation IQ/E		IQ	15			[1]
Connoisseur – Classical Music		IQ-1	14			[1]
Connoisseur – Scotch			IQ-1	14			[1]
Current Affairs - Business		IQ	15			[1]
Current Affairs - Headline News		IQ+1	16			[2]
Current Affairs - High Culture		IQ	15			[1]
Current Affairs – People			IQ	15			[1]	
Current Affairs – Politics			IQ+1	16			[2]
Current Affairs – Regional		IQ	15			[1]
Detect Lies Per/H			Per	12			[4]
Diplomacy IQ/H				IQ+2	17			[4]
Economics IQ/H				IQ-1	14			[2]
Expert Skill - Political Science IQ/H	IQ+1	16			[8]
Fast Talk IQ/A				IQ+3	18			[4]
Guns - Pistol DX/E			DX+3	16			[8]
Guns - Rifle 				DX+1	14			[2]	
Guns – Shotgun				DX+1	14			[2]
Guns – SMG				DX+1	14			[2]	
Literature IQ/H				IQ-1	14			[2]
Public Speaking IQ/A			IQ+3	18			[1]
Savoir-Faire - High Society IQ/E		IQ	15			[1]
Savoir-Faire – Mafia			IQ	15			[1]
Sociology IQ/H				IQ-1	14			[2]
Wrestling DX/A				DX	13			[2]
Writing IQ/A				IQ+1	16			[4]

+2 to Public Speaking skill for charisma

+2 with the following skills for voice:
Diplomacy, Fast-Talk, Public Speaking,